Old computer, spare monitor, printer that’s ready to go, gone from the curb. Choose your electronics, see the exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup.
Keep the setup you use. Clear out the one you don’t.
The old setup can go
You’ve moved on. Your old electronics haven’t.
The new laptop is working. The old monitor, tower and printer are still taking up a corner. Give the equipment you no longer use a pickup day, with the price settled before anyone arrives.
An exact price for your actual items.
Choose each device and see the total online. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. No visit just to find out the price.
A day to get it done.
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date shown at checkout. Prepare your devices and have them outside before pickup.
Updates through the handoff.
Get a booking confirmation, a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the pickup is done. Your retired equipment is one less thing to keep track of.
A separate monitor and tower count separately. Small devices and cables have their own box option. Choose what is actually leaving so your price matches the pickup.
Monitor, desktop or laptop.
Choose Computer monitor for each separate display. Desktop computer covers one tower or one all-in-one computer. A laptop is its own item. Add only the devices going.
Printer or office copier.
A printer with a built-in scanner belongs under Printer. A floor-standing copy machine belongs under Office copier. The shape matters more than the brand.
A box of smaller electronics.
Use Box of electronics for small devices, cables and chargers together in one box. For a large or heavy box, unusual contents or separate batteries, send a photo and confirm the fit before booking.
Electronics removal prices in Carlsbad
First item / additional item
Computer monitor$79 / $19
Desktop computer$79 / $19
Laptop$79 / $19
Printer$79 / $19
Box of electronics$79 / $19
Phone$79 / $19
Office copier$159 / $85
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Prepare devices while they are still indoors and connected. Move them to an accessible outdoor pickup spot once they are ready to leave.
Dropcurb provides removal. Data erasure or certified data destruction is not included. For a device with a battery or condition concern, contact us before booking to confirm whether it can be collected.
Your place. One easy pickup plan.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
Save the files you want to keep. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to sign out of accounts and erase personal information. If a device will not turn on, resolve any data concerns before handing it over.
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Separate what stays from what goes.
Unplug the equipment and count the devices in your booking. Set aside any accessories you are keeping. Group the items being collected so the right equipment is easy to identify.
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Arrange the outdoor handoff.
Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Add a location photo and access notes. You arrange any carrying from inside your home or building; we load and take away the prepared items outside.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Electronic waste is on the acceptable bulky item list, so a television or computer can ride a bulky pickup, and the city also runs a separate electronics collection through the same hauler three times a year with up to five items, plus a drop-off at the Recycling Buyback Center on El Camino Real.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Carlsbad residents. The hauler collection runs three times a year with up to five items each, and the buyback center drop-off publishes no fee for electronics.
When & how
Call Republic Services at 760-332-6464 to schedule the electronics collection, or use the Recycling Buyback Center at 5960 El Camino Real, published as Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed Sundays.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep the device whole, and leave compressed gas cylinders, electrical power distribution equipment, metal switch gear, oil-filled transformers and smoke detectors out of the load because the buyback center refuses them.
Batteries have three routes and lithium is the exception
Household batteries such as alkaline, zinc-carbon, 9 volt, AA, AAA, C and D go out in a clear zipper bag on top of the recycling cart on the service day, or to the Palomar Transfer Station Recycling Buyback Center, or into the collection bins at the Georgina Cole Library, the Dove Lane library and the Library Learning Center, where only non-rechargeable household types are taken. Lithium batteries and coin cells are hazardous waste instead and go to the Vista facility free of charge or through the paid door collection.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Carlsbad Sustainable Materials Management Division and Republic Services
Schedule the electronics collection
A household with televisions, monitors, computers, printers or other devices that should be recycled rather than landfilled.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Carlsbad residents, three electronics collections a year with up to five items at each pickup. The city publishes no separate charge for the collection.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at 760-332-6464 to schedule and set the devices out as directed.
The collection runs three times a year rather than on demand, and each pickup takes up to five items.
City of Carlsbad Sustainable Materials Management Division and Republic Services
Drop electronics and household batteries at the buyback center
A household that would rather drive devices, batteries, scrap metal or cardboard to a drop-off than wait for a collection date.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the buyback center's hours and accepted materials but no fee for electronics, household batteries, scrap metal or cardboard, so confirm the current terms at the site before loading a vehicle.
Arrange it
Drive to the Recycling Buyback Center at 5960 El Camino Real, published as Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed Sundays.
Compressed gas cylinders, electrical power distribution equipment, metal switch gear, oil-filled transformers and smoke detectors are refused, and the construction page prints a different, wider set of hours for the same address, so confirm before a Sunday trip.
Recycling buyback center that takes electronics, household batteries, scrap metal and self-hauled project loads
Palomar Transfer Station Recycling Buyback Center
5960 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA
Household electronics including computers and keyboards, printers, DVD and Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, microwaves, monitors, chargers, radios, stereo equipment, tablets, telephones and cell phones, televisions, battery powered toys and videocassette recorders, plus household batteries, scrap metal, cardboard and self-hauled construction and demolition material.
Compressed gas cylinders, electrical power distribution equipment, metal switch gear, oil-filled transformers and smoke detectors are refused. A self-hauled construction load also needs the current vehicle registration, proof of insurance and a photo of the hauling vehicle with its license plate visible. The city's electronic waste page publishes Monday to Saturday hours with Sunday closed while the construction page prints the same address as open daily, so confirm the hours for a Sunday trip.
Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sundays, with the construction page printing a wider daily window for the same address.
The city publishes no fee for the buyback center's electronics, household battery, scrap metal or cardboard drop-off, so confirm the current terms at the site.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Carlsbad.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Carlsbad?+
A computer monitor is $79 as the first item and $19 as an additional item. Choose the actual devices and quantities to see your combined price online. A separate desktop tower and monitor are separate items. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; review the total and any applicable tax before payment.
Can you pick up old electronics today in Carlsbad?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup. Choose from the dates shown at checkout and have the prepared items outside according to your confirmation. We text you when your hauler is on the way and provide photos when the pickup is done. The booking is for a day, not an exact arrival time.
Does computer removal include my monitor and printer?+
Desktop computer covers one tower or one all-in-one computer. Add a separate monitor, printer or laptop as its own item if it is going too. For small devices, cables and chargers together, choose Box of electronics and check the description before booking.
Do you erase data from old computers?+
Data erasure and certified data destruction are not included in Dropcurb removal. Back up the information you need, then follow the manufacturer’s sign-out and reset instructions before pickup. If a device cannot be erased or contains sensitive business information, arrange suitable data handling before giving it away. Completion photos confirm the pickup, not data destruction.Official guidance
Can I book one box of old cables and small electronics?+
Yes. Box of electronics is an existing option for small devices, cables and chargers together in one box. A monitor, desktop computer and printer each have their own item option. Send a photo before booking for a large or heavy box, unusual contents or separate batteries so we can confirm the fit.
Where do televisions and computers go in Carlsbad?+
Two ways. Republic Services collects electronics for residents three times a year with up to five items at each pickup, scheduled at 760-332-6464, and most devices with a plug or a battery can also be dropped at the Recycling Buyback Center at 5960 El Camino Real during posted hours, where the published list includes televisions, monitors, computers, printers, tablets and cell phones.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulky items in Carlsbad?+
Republic Services runs the city's collection contract, and the City of Carlsbad's Sustainable Materials Management Division manages the programs and answers at 442-339-2646. Bulky items and electronics are scheduled with the hauler at 760-332-6464, and the hazardous waste program runs through the county facility in Vista and a door-collection line at 800-714-1195.Official guidance
Where can I recycle electronics in Carlsbad?+
Republic Services collects electronics three times a year with up to five items at each pickup, scheduled at 760-332-6464, and most devices with a plug or a battery can also be dropped at the Recycling Buyback Center at 5960 El Camino Real during its posted hours. The buyback center refuses compressed gas cylinders, electrical power distribution equipment, metal switch gear, oil-filled transformers and smoke detectors.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Give your old electronics a pickup day.
Choose what’s going. See the price. Clear that corner in Carlsbad.
